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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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